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Re: Looking for info (or DIY) on replacing front rotors Posted by Rod [Email] (#3128) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Rod) on Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:20:26 In Reply to: Looking for info (or DIY) on replacing front rotors, Sandro Seminara, Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:11:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
1) Jack up the front of the car and support on good jackstands
2) Remove front wheels
3) Use a drift to remove caliper pins (assume you will replace brake pads at same time)
4) Remove the two caliper bolts (7mm Allen wrench I think) - you may need to remove plastic caps to get at these if they haven't been lost already.
5) Remove caliper and support from suspension spring using wire or something else convenient (don't put pressure on brake lines).
6) Remove retaining screw from rotor with appropriate size Torx bit (this can be tricky if it is rusted in place)
7) Remove rotor
Replacement is reverse of removal, as they say. You may need to push the caliper pistons out using a C-clamp or similar to give enough clearance to get the caliper back in place. Make sure you torque the caliper bolts to the correct specification.
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